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Meet Dimash, Central Asia’s Biggest Pop Star

We meet pioneering artists who are changing the cultural landscape in their countries.

Sell out tours, millions of social media followers and adoring fans across the globe. Welcome to the world of Dimash, Central Asia’s biggest pop star. We find out how he went from a child singer to a pioneer of pop music and why he is trying to change the world’s perception of his home country, Kazakhstan.

Has a song, a book, a work of art ever changed the way you see the world? Zandra Rhodes, one of British fashion’s leading trend setters, reveals why the work of the artist Duggie Fields inspires her.

They have been dubbed “the wildest DJ crew and label in Mexico” and have been credited with revolutionising a dance music scene in Mexico City that has been devastated by the War on Drugs. The ѿý’s Emmanuella Kwenortey speaks to the creative minds behind the pioneering artistic collective NAAFI and finds out what drives these cultural mavericks.

Plus we find out why the sky is the limit for Indian statues. The writer Sandip Roy explores the increasingly competitive and record breaking nature of public art and public life in India.

Presented by Tina Daheley

Image: Dimash in concert. Credit: Nikita Basov

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27 minutes

Last on

Sun 25 Nov 2018 23:06GMT

Broadcasts

  • Sat 24 Nov 2018 02:32GMT
  • Sat 24 Nov 2018 18:32GMT
  • Sun 25 Nov 2018 11:32GMT
  • Sun 25 Nov 2018 23:06GMT

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